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Competition to make Council homes user-friendly
NEWS RELEASE
17 April 2009
Competition to make
Council homes user-friendly
Wellington City
architects have the opportunity to enter a design
competition to make the Council’s housing units easier to
live in.
The competition, launched at today’s
Accessible Wellington Forum on Housing and Accommodation at
Te Papa, will run until 3 July.
Entrants are
required to design an upgrade to a typical Council housing
complex consisting of four bed-sit units, with a focus on
making them more practical to live in for everyone,
regardless of mobility or age. Several small complexes with
similar plans are currently being upgraded as part of the
Council’s Housing Upgrade Project.
The
Council’s Social Portfolio Leader, Councillor Ngaire Best,
says the competition will require entrants to think about
design that is practical and looks good.
“The
challenge for entrants is to come up with a user-friendly
design that is creative and affordable. There is a need for
fresh, imaginative building design as many people need to
modify their homes to suit their changing needs. This could
be due to a loss of mobility or illness but shows there is a
need for flexible living spaces which allow people to live
comfortably.
“Adapting existing buildings does
pose significant issues and the Council encourages entries
based on practical designs to kitchen, bathroom and storage
layouts to meet tenants’ needs over time.”
All
entries must be completed by a registered architect or under
the direction of a registered architect, and should be
prepared to the preliminary design stage, including the cost
of the design. Entries will be judged on the use of
Universal Design Principles, the Lifetime Design
Foundation’s Life Standards, and Environmentally
Sustainable Design principles.
The winner will be
asked to enter negotiations with the Council’s Housing
Upgrade Project to develop their proposal with a view to
constructing the design.
A total prize pool of
$4000 is available. The prize for the selected finalist will
be $2000, with additional prizes of $1000 awarded to
finalists placed in the top
three.
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